Aklan province said it hopes to start construction of a cruise ship terminal this year to address growing demand from cruise lines seeking to stop at Boracay. “The most important thing for us right ...

THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is working on creating a “menu” of ready-to-implement infrastructure projects for legislators to include in the budget, Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman ...

POTENTIAL Indian investors have indicated their interest in pursuing pharmaceutical and infrastructure ventures in the Philippines, the Palace press office in Manila said. It added that Indian ...

THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has been tapped to help expedite the updating of flood control master plans for the ...

ELECTRICITY PRICES on the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) rose 3.1% in July as supply margins thinned, the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) said on Wednesday ...

THE Visayas grid has been placed under yellow alert for a third consecutive day after power plants went on forced outage, limiting the system’s contingency reserves, according to the National Grid ...

PAINTPLAS Global Corp. is set to invest over P350 million in a manufacturing plant in Batangas, the Philippine Economic Zone ...

THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said it obtained P75 million in funding from the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center to hire consultants for the modernization of the Poro ...

THE PHILIPPINES is hoping to power all government buildings with solar energy eventually, the Department of Energy (DoE) said. Energy Undersecretary Felix William B. Fuentebella said the private ...

As the country enters the second half of the year, we brace ourselves for the familiar rhythms of the rainy season. This period brings not only cooler temperatures but also relentless rains, ...

PHILIPPINE STOCKS extended their climb to a fourth straight day on Wednesday as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) chief hinted at more rate cuts. The bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange index ...

PHILIPPINE unemployment eased to 3.7% in June, as more Filipinos found job opportunities during the month, according to the ...